Time and time again when I would go to the beauty supply store I would pass the little glass vials near the register. I never knew what they were for and since they were so small i thought they were insignificant. As it turns out, they have been game changers for me and my hair care! I would have never discovered the secret world of hair ampules had my curiosity not taken the better of me! These little glass vials have the ability to transform the hair due to being super concentrated. There are various brands and here is...

At the beginning of my transition back to natural, I was interested in trying out different products for the times when I do not wear my hair straightened. I was doing my routine window shopping at the beauty supply store and I saw these cute brightly colored products. I had never seen them before but before buying I decided to look on the internet about them. I found pretty much nothing and on top of that, the official website was defunct.(it sadly still is) So I decided to just try them out for myself! Neutrlab is a relatively new...

Ever since the Crea Clip came on the scene I have been secretly lusting for one. The idea looks so awesome and the videos on youtube made it look really simple and easy to use. Everything was great……until I looked at the price. All I could think was…. I tried for months to find a cheaper alternative to no avail. That is, until this black friday…… I was doing my usual perusing for deals and came across a website called It had advertised this “hair cutting tool” for only + free shipping on sale. I thought “what...

Back in the late spring of 2011 the Ion brand from Sally’s came out with a new keratin treatment. It boasted that it reduced 90-100% of frizz, 50% of curl and replenishes keratin at the same time. Not only that, it came in a nice sized 12 oz bottle for about $20. What a steal! This looked like a cheap version of the keratin treatment I had used before then and it had NO FORMALDEHYDE! I couldn’t believe it! As it turns out, this was another lesson of “you get what you pay for”. Here are the ingredients: Water,...

In between smoothing treatments I stumbled upon this little beauty supply store find. The Nice n Curly Stretch it Straight promises smoother hair, is only $ and has the ingredient glyoxyloyl carbocyctene (usually found in more expensive smoothing treatments). I thought to myself what do I have to lose?!? No one else had done a thorough review on it and it looked safe enough to try on my hair. Here is the full list of ingredients: water(Aqua),shea butter(butryosperum parkii),soybean oil (glycine Soja),sodium polyacrylate(derived from SEA SALT),Ethylhexyl stearate and trideceth 6, kiwi extract (actinidia chinesis),honey,Alma oil(embelica offcinalis), papaya extract(carica), lavender...

Just a few weeks ago L’oreal unveiled several lines from its new “Advanced Haircare” collection. These lines include Total Repair 5, Triple Resist, Color Vibrancy, Power Moisture, and Smooth Intense. In the past, I have only used one L’oreal hair product and I wasn’t particularly wowed. The Smooth Intense line particularly stood out to me as it was targeted to straighten hair and prevent premature frizzing. With the sleek sexy bottles and tempting promises, I decided that it was worth the few bucks to satiate my curiosity. As it turns out, the lines are not exactly “new”. They are...